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|flood_text= Leaky dams are meant to handle flash flood rain events. Very intense rain events could provide faster erosion or carry sediment loads beyond the dam (contrary to the dam's purpose of filtering silt). Or if the rain is slow and long, greater water amounts could add greater silt behind the dam in a shorter amount of time, which may clog the ability of the dam to do direct groundwater recharge. In these cases, more attentive maintenance is required to check for erosion and silt build ups (or escapes).